Burnout in Entrepreneurs Predicted by Stress and Harmonious Passion
Description
This study investigated how passion, perceived stress, and work addiction influence burnout among Hungarian entrepreneurs within the Job Demands-Resources model. Using data from 184 participants, researchers measured burnout, passion, stress, and work addiction with validated Hungarian scales. Results showed that work addiction and stress were positively related to burnout, while harmonious passion was negatively related. The final model revealed that harmonious passion and perceived stress were the strongest predictors, explaining 54.4% of burnout variance. These findings suggest that fostering harmonious passion may help protect entrepreneurs from stress-related burnout.
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Steps to reproduce
If you want to reproduce this study, start by recruiting participants through professional organizations and direct company emails, ensuring that participation is voluntary, anonymous, and based on informed consent. Aim for a diverse sample of entrepreneurs, collecting demographic and managerial background data alongside measures of burnout, stress, passion, and work addiction. Use validated versions of standardized instruments—in this case, the Hungarian adaptations of the Mini Oldenburg Burnout Inventory, Perceived Stress Scale (PSS-4), Passion Scale, and Bergen Work Addiction Scale. Collect data online through a secure survey platform, clearly outlining eligibility criteria such as ownership and managerial roles. Finally, export the dataset into SPSS and conduct your cross-sectional statistical analyses to examine the relationships between the study variables.
Institutions
- Szechenyi Istvan Egyetem